FBC Carthage E-News
July 30, 2012
Good Morning,
This is a big week at FBC
Carthage and in Smith County; a new
school year begins and this is the week for the Smith County Fair. The county school teachers have their joint
in-service training today and we will host them for lunch. It is an honor and privilege to bless these
ones who give so much to teach and guide our children. Pray for the teachers, administrators and
students as the school year begins.
The Smith County Fair is a
great opportunity to reach out to our community in the name of Jesus
Christ. We will have a ministry booth
located in the commercial exhibits area next to the Community Bank stage. This is our best location yet for the
fair. There will be many people coming
to the stage area and we will have opportunity to share a cup of water, a hand
fan, and have activities for the children.
The new part of our ministry booth this year will be a photo booth for
people to have their picture made. We
will then send them a copy of their photo, along with a note from the church.
Our ministry booth will be open each evening from 6:00 – 9:00 PM. Those working in the booth are reminded to
wear their brown “Compassion” t-shirt.
In fact, I encourage you to wear your t-shirt to the fair even on the
nights you are not serving in the booth.
It will be a reminder that we are to always be ready to express
compassion to those around us.
This week is also “moving
time” for Zeke and Layne Tomaselli.
Please be remembering them in your prayers as they make this move to Las
Vegas for a year of training in church planting, then on to Hawaii to begin a
new church. Pray for their house to sell
quickly and for all the details of their transition to flow smoothly.
Speaking of transitions,
continue to pray for our church during these days of transition. Pray for the Youth Committee and parents as
they provide leadership in the Youth Ministry.
Pray for those who will lead us in worship during this transition. Pray for the Personnel Committee as they
begin receiving resumes and seeking the Lord’s direction to the persons He has
to lead in the music and youth areas.
On a personal note, if you
are on Facebook, check out the pictures on my page of the raft flip on the
Ocoee this past Saturday.
Have a blessed week as you
serve the Lord,
Bro. Tim
Here’s the news for the
week:
1.
We rejoice with Corrina Norman as she made her
profession of faith yesterday in the early morning service. Pray for Corrina as she grows in her faith
and follows the Lord in believer’s baptism.
2.
Be sure and stop by the FBC Carthage Ministry
Booth this week from 6:00 – 9:00 PM during the Smith County Fair. Here are some of the activities we will be
offering:
·
Free souvenir
photo - bring your friends and family by and have your photo taken.
·
Free Beaded
bracelets and zipper pulls - bring children and let them make a fair memento.
·
Free face painting
- bring children by to get their faces stamped/painted.
·
Free Cold water -
stop by for a good cold drink of water.
·
Free Bean bag
tossing game - bring children by to let them toss beanbags and win a prize.
3.
AWANA, our
children’s discipleship/Bible club will begin this Sunday night at 5:30 PM in
the Christian Life Center. Classes will
be offered for children ages 2 through high school. AWANA combines games, music and snacks with
Bible study and Scripture memorization to make for an exciting night for the
children. Adults who are not involved in
leading AWANA are encouraged and invited to the evening worship service each
Sunday at 6:00 PM. Click on this link to
learn more about AWANA http://awana.org/welcometoawana/welcome-to-awana,default,pg.html.
4.
Ladies - James, Jesus' own brother, started
out as a skeptic. Join an upcoming Beth Moore Bible study of the book of James
and see how one glimpse of the resurrected Savior turned an unbeliever into a
disciple. There will be a Tuesday evening study group at FBC Gordonsville and a
Thursday morning study group at Carthage United Methodist Church. Member
workbooks are available at our church for $15. Stop by the display in the
Connection Point for more information.
5.
Families and
Children - The Children’s Committee is organizing a trip to Dollywood on
Saturday, August 11 for the children and families. To sign-up, contact the church office at
735-1929 or see Fran Frank who is the contact for this trip.
6.
Two special
events are coming up for Sunday School teachers:
·
On
Sunday, August 19, we will have a teacher’s rally in the Christian Life Center
at 9:30 AM. During this time we will
review curriculum options, discuss class organization, and make plans for the
new Sunday School year.
·
Monday,
August 20 will be the annual Sunday School University for our region. There will be conferences for teachers of all
age groups. This meeting will be held at
Stevens Street Baptist Church in Cookeville at 6:30 PM.
7.
Senior Adults –
We will be traveling this month on two different occasions:
·
Friday, August 3
will be a lunch trip to Sutton’s Country Store in Granville. We will leave from the church parking lot at
11:00 AM.
·
Tuesday, August
14 will be a special dinner trip to Hickman Baptist Church for a joint potluck
fish fry and program with all the churches in the New Salem Association. We will leave from the church parking lot at
5:15 PM. The dinner begins at 6:00PM.
8.
The GA’s will be collecting school supplies
during the first two weeks of August.
Boxes will be available at the doors for the supplies.
9.
Here are dates in
August for your calendar. Take a moment
and look over this list and jot down the dates that apply to you. Also, the
church calendar is located on the church web site at www.fbccarthage.com. Click on the
calendar page. Many of the events have
additional information as you click on the date. July 29 FBC
Carthage Church Calendar
July 30 Smith County Fair Begins
Smith County Teacher’s
Luncheon
August 1 School
begins
3 Senior Adult Fellowship to Sutton’s Store @
11:00AM
4 Community Gleaning @ 5:30 AM
Hispanic Prayer Vigil @
7:00 PM
5 Deacon’s Meeting
AWANNA Begins @ 5:30 PM
8 2nd Harvest Food
Truck @ Ag Center
Business Meeting
11 Children’s
Trip to Dollywood
12 Defeated
Campground Service
14 Senior
Adult Fellowship to Hickman BC for Dinner
17 Youth
to White Co for Football – Leave @ 5:00 PM
19 Sunday
School Teacher Meeting @ 9:30 AM
20 Sunday
School University @ Stevens Street BC, Cookeville
6:30 PM
24 5th
Quarter Fellowship – SCHS vs Gordonsville
26 Church
Council
31 5th
Quarter Fellowship – SCHS vs Warren County
